VALLEY FORGE, Pa. — Operators of the nation's largest power grid are warning residents in 13 states that electricity demand driven by the coming winter storm will be historically high, placing high ...

U.S. transformer wait times have ballooned from 50 to 127 weeks, crippling grid resilience in the face of wildfires, storms, or attacks. The Build America, Buy America Act and global demand for ...

It hasn’t been that long since humans figured out how to create power grids that integrated multiple generators and consumers. Ever since AC won the battle of the currents, grid operators have had to ...

Aging grids and extreme weather are straining U.S. power reliability, with natural gas plants proving especially vulnerable during crises. Upgrading the grid carries a multi-trillion dollar price tag.

Between an abandoned market and a rusty, decades-old electrical substation in a rundown part of Liverpool sit two buildings with a shiny coat of white paint behind a high-security fence. This ordinary ...

Power grids operate like an intricate ballet of energy generation and consumption that must remain perfectly balanced at all times. The grid maintains a steady frequency (60 Hz in North America and 50 ...